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Ecuador - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 43.2

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

43.2 (2025)

Global rank

##160 of 214 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1996

0.9×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#33#65#97#129#161#193199620062011201620212025#102#1602021 overtook Papua New Guinea2022 overtook Vanuatu
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Ecuador climbed from #102 to #160 (overtook Papua New Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 44 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Papua New Guinea in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620253340.1347.2754.4

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